Telegram-herald., 1887-10-08
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Soon snsf IHE TflEegAA HKakIh
suggested that sh Exposition would be ~
naeh uare benefit 90 ths city than = fair,
thsE the city had cut grown the fxir Of
thres o. ioar days OF . seek ana need
permanent kxpesitien. etc, /. {. Levi.
wellknewn A. one of the mosf enter
pricing residents of the city called ii the
office and said that hs was glad that tie
paper had mentioned the matter and hoped
10 see more Of il. HE said that lie advocated
the establishment Of permanent sKposi-
tion here thvee years ago thss while ooss
Of the business meu aud capitalists looked
upOA the project fasorably. others seemed
TO doubt ils feasibility. and .
few declared that il was imprsctiusble.
that the city was Hot large enough - sup
port such al institution. that sufficient
money could not be secured, etc Mr.
Levi. however did n0t lose faith ia his idea
and agreed with tue IELEokAN- HEEALb
that move should be made ia the matter
al once.
Mr. Levi said he intended % sgilats the
matter, discuss il with business men aud
Others, aud II he met with the success ex-
pected help 70 push the project 70 compile
ton, in the firm belief that II would not
only prove successful. but would be Of mere
benefit 10 the city than anything OF the Kind
ever attempted here. RE went 10 w0rk quiet
", in a business-liks manner. without
making any great hurrsh about II.
and has been more successful than he ex-
pecieG. In fscl ho now looks upon the es-
lablishment Of an exposition rs q certainty.
he has already seen hfteen a twenty ciu-
zsns. mostly business men. who express a
Willingness 10 take stock ia the project, aud
he Is sure that there will DO no aifbcalfy ia
Organizing stock company with . paid up
capital sufficient 10 insure thesnccess OF the
enterprise. so confident ls be that the
scheme will receive the support OF ths clu-
zens that ne has had plans drawn for
building.
The plans are for frame building 350x
$50 feet on the ground and three stories
high. TO cost Efty or sixty thousand dollars.
with one main nooT and two wide balconies
extending around the inside Of the entire
structure.
The matter OF location has not been dis
cussed extensively. il is conceded that II
should be centrally located. easily socessi-
ole by the street car lines from ali sections
of the city. aud some think that II should
be built out over the river from the foot of
Lyon-st Others think that IL should be
located on the West SIDE. near Allen -si..
aud others favor the river bank on the Hast
Side below Fulton Street bridge.
When Deacon Converse, OF Boston, was
here last week the subject was mentioned 10
him and be is said 10 have expressed him
self fsvorsbly to the scheme. aud promised
10 take block Of the stock. Several Other
gentlemen, usually very csrefui and con-
serystive in making investments. have been
heard 10 say that they believed IL would be
- =. A. Ill II.
In speaking of the matter yesterday Nh.
Levi said: II believe the bnildiHg should
be centrally located. as near the business
centre IS possible. SO That IL viii be place
of resort for citizens. II should be opened
~ an EXPOSITION for about feur weeks Of
every Fail day and evening. and q s0fi-
Gent number Of new attractions should be
arranged for each week to awaken a great
interest on the part OF citizens ss well ~
strangers who would visit the building re-
pes,ecly l believe the general admission
should be - cents, aud think the first
thing 10 be named among the attractions
should be tine band of no less than iiis
pieces, to conduct day and evening crB-
certs from a band platform under The fneil
tower The feature Of grand promensa-
concerts for the eyeElDgs. viii
building brilliantly lighted With tif
would alone attract . sufhcieut
OF people TO pay the csiit
expenses. These expense c0u
be averaged at about s100. ar.
position was centrally locs,ec.
roads and street cars the rainy
not see il deserted. Upon the sFtcis.
davs there would be great crow.
great crowds and the average oaiis
ance for the four weeks could OF IT,
of 5000 people. / believe that ouuB4
continusnce 10000 strangers would v
Grand Rapids. No one can estimate siss
this means for the city people would come
here from hundreds Of miles away auf
many Of them would remain here frefa
two DAYS 20 two weeks. An Erposition ~
this nature will surely pay running
penses from the start and will pay fror
10 is per cent upon the investment
dent Hurksr. Of the q. X. and T. issI
has given me some promise. anc
the Other railroad men will do a
power 20 make IL successini.
feature Of cheap rates of trsvel.
inestimable benefit 10 Grand l.t
ourht "a interest the pe0tlle uf IIf